HRCM holds press conference to brief media on its activities

Monday, June 29th, 2009

Human Rights Commission of the Maldives (HRCM) has held a press conference on Sunday to brief the media about the current activities of the Commission as well as issues of concern to HRCM.

In this press conference the Commission also released the fourth edition of its newsletter ‘Haqqu’ and also officially launched the Human Rights Poster Competition for School Children.

At the press conference, HRCM President Ahmed Saleem spoke about the major activities of the Commission. He highlighted on the establishment of the NGO network, the media campaign against child abuse, which the Commission is working along with NGOs and other concerned authorities, as well as the two human rights awareness workshops held in the atolls in recent months.

Saleem also spoke of some issues of concern for HRCM at the press conference. He noted that the cases of defamation against the Commission as unlawful, as clearly stated under article 27(a) of the HRCM Act. He also expressed concern over false allegations directed HRCM which attempts to question the integrity of the Commission. Saleem said that the Commission has the power to take legal against such persons but the Commission does not intend to undertake any such action as HRCM believes in winning respect of the public through its work and would not resort to threat.

HRCM also expressed its concern over the delay in the court cases submitted by the Commission.

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